So, um, let's talk about some of the recent action first of all, because we've had that a lot of volatility. We had the so-called crash in Bitcoin, a mini crash in Bitcoin, but more so in a lot of the other crypto coins a couple of weeks ago. What does that tell us about kind of where we are in the crypto cycle.>> Yes. Well, of course, uh, you know, 2025, uh, had been and still has been a a fairly positive year to date. Um but that uh episode uh on the 10th, Friday the 10th last week um shone a light I thin ...

Dario Lo Presti / Shutterstock.com BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), the world's largest asset manager with $13.5 trillion under management, has started shifting some crypto allocations from Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) to Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH). Recent filings show BlackRock increasing its ETH holdings while trimming BTC exposure in certain funds. This isn't a one-off; it's part of a pattern where BlackRock has consistently directed more fresh capital into ETH than BTC over the past year. As a bellwether for institutional mo ...

Top global asset managers like BlackRock, 21Shares, WisdomTree, and Bitwise have opened access to Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded products that are available to UK retail investors. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF will be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with its shares physically backed by BTC and held via Coinbase. The BlackRock Bitcoin ETF has already been a massive success in the US, becoming the fastest ETF in history to approach $100 billion AUM, within 18 months of launch. Speaking ...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) are up on Monday after the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority lifted its four-year retail ban on crypto exchange-traded notes, allowing 21Shares, Bitwise, and WisdomTree to open access to British investors.FCA Opens Doors To Retail InvestorsThe move marks a milestone for U.K. digital asset regulation, expanding access to physically backed Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs) beyond institutional buyers.Asset managers 21Shares, Bitwise, and Wis ...

A group of companies including Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and BlackRock's (NYSE:BLK) Global Infrastructure Partners have joined forces to develop a new way to measure carbon emissions of the products they make, buy and finance, Bloomberg reported Monday. The group, which also ...

Eleven retail-frindly crypto ETPs made their London debut on Monday. | Credit: Chait Goli via PExels. Key Takeaways Retail crypto ETPs hit the London Stock Exchange on Monday, Oct. 20. Asset managers catering to the U.K. market include WisdomTree, 21Shares, Bitwise, and BlackRock. As 11 ETPs make their retail debut in London, providers hope to attract investors with reduced fees. Following a recent rule change, a suite of retail-friendly exchange-traded products (ETPs) with crypto exposure hit the ...

BlackRock’s long-awaited iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T) made its debut on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday, allowing the United Kingdom users to be exposed to retail assets. Source: LSE The product allows retail investors to gain regulated exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding the asset. Notably, this is made possible by the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent decision to lift its multi-year ban on crypto-based exchange-traded products. Within its first hour of trading, the physically ...

BlackRock has launched its first Bitcoin exchange-traded product for UK retail investors, opening institutional-grade crypto access to Britain's retail market amid volatile trading conditions. The iShares Bitcoin ETP began trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday, with securities physically backed by Bitcoin held through Coinbase, as per the Financial Times report. "As the UK crypto investor base is projected to approach 4 million over the next year, today's listing of exchange-traded products like ...

Tokenization was once just a whisper in the wind. Now, it’s a scream. Investment giant BlackRock, which boasts more than $13 trillion in assets under management, has made tokenized ETFs a top priority, CEO Larry Fink confirmed on an earnings call last week. Fink, who said that the crypto industry is set to grow “rapidly,” is calling for more regulatory clarity as his firm builds up the technology required to tokenize both its ETFs and traditional securities. The move is the latest by one of the industry’s ...

BlackRock debuted a bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on the London Stock Exchange on Monday, one of a number of similar offerings that started trading after the Financial Conduct Authority ended a ban on retail investment imposed in 2021. In addition to the iShares Bitcoin ETP trading under the ticker IB1T, investors also gained access to products from companies including 21Shares, WisdomTree and Bitwise, which allow retail investors to buy exposure to bitcoin through a regulated market without needi ...